School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 128,682 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
128,682
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
217th
of 221 groups
All-time high
233,073
in 1970
All-time low
128,682
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 128,682 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 233,073 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 128,682, in 2024.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 217th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,073 | — |
| 1971 | 228,919 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 225,735 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 223,148 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 219,277 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 218,560 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 219,496 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 219,658 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 219,210 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 219,892 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 218,317 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 217,894 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 217,885 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 216,398 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 218,580 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 218,027 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 216,967 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 216,928 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 215,187 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 216,319 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 214,064 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 212,615 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 211,552 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 211,100 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 210,897 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 210,614 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 210,553 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 211,973 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 210,490 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 207,994 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 205,770 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 202,691 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 200,094 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 197,114 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 194,257 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 189,878 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 185,234 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 180,689 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 176,219 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 172,948 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 170,307 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 168,512 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 166,489 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 164,543 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 161,700 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 157,755 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 153,250 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 148,931 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 144,768 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 142,238 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 139,802 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 136,471 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 132,619 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 129,540 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 128,682 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222,697 | 218,560 | 233,073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 217,250 | 215,187 | 218,580 | 10 |
| 1990s | 211,185 | 207,994 | 214,064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,489 | 172,948 | 205,770 | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,849 | 142,238 | 170,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,423 | 128,682 | 139,802 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 214 Palau 193 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 190 compare
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 47 compare
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 43 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1337 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 230,858 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 128,682 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 233,073 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,682 in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release